| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2018–19 |
| Team: | East Carolina Pirates |
| Conference: | American Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | AAC |
| Record: | 10–21 |
| Conf Record: | 3–15 |
| Hc Year: | 1st, 5th overall |
| Asst Coach2: | Raphael Chillious |
| Asst Coach3: | Ken Potosnak |
| Stadium: | Williams Arena (8,000) |
The 2018–19 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates were led by first year head coach, Joe Dooley, who previously coached the Pirates from 1995 to 1999, and played their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum as fifth-year members of the American Athletic Conference. The Pirates finished the season 10–21, 3–15 in AAC play to finish in 11th place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to Wichita State.
The Pirates finished the 2017–18 season 10–20, 4–14 in AAC play to finish in 11th place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to UCF.
Following a 2–4 start to the season, eighth-year head coach Jeff Lebo announced his resignation from ECU on November 29, 2017, and Perry was named interim head coach.[1] On April 4, 2018, the school announced that Florida Gulf Coast head coach Joe Dooley, who coached the Pirates from 1995 to 1999, would return as head coach.[2]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Sheppard | 1 | G | 6'1" | 160 | Suspended, left team[3] | |||
| Aaron Jackson | 10 | G | 6'6" | 215 | Graduated | |||
| Kentrell Barkley | 15 | G/F | 6'5" | 205 | Suspended, left team[4] | |||
| B. J. Tyson | 21 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Graduated | |||
| Jabari Craig | 25 | F/C | 6'10" | 235 | Graduated | |||
| Usman Haruna | 35 | F/C | 6'11" | 215 | Transferred to Montana |
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